Right aortic arch and an aberrant left subclavian artery arising from a Kommerell diverticulum complicated by acute aortic dissection Joon Bum Kim, MD, Dong Hyun Yang, MD, Joon-Won Kang, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 144, Issue 4, Pages 978-979 (October 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.055 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Three-dimensional reconstructed computed tomography images of the heart. Right-sided aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery (LSCA) originating from the Kommerell diverticulum, which was complicated by acute aortic dissection. A, Anteroposterior view. B, Left anterosuperior view. LCCA, Left common carotid artery; RCCA, right common carotid artery; RSCA, right subclavian artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 978-979DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.055) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Intimal tear at mid arch with dissection flap involving the aorta between the right common carotid artery (RCCA) and the renal artery, including the Kommerell diverticulum and left subclavian artery (LSCA). LCCA, Left common carotid artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 144, 978-979DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.06.055) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions